Elementare the marble kitchen accessory by
Studio Lievito and Apparel the room divider by Vera&Kyte are on stage at SaloneSatellite.
20 Years of New Creativity the retrospective which exhibits the projects that
were actually produced after they were presented at the Satellite.
The exhibition curated by Beppe Finessi brings
together more than 500 projects by as many designers, creators who have taken
three consistent and diverse directions, corresponding to three different
design methods and approaches: typological or formal innovation-based approach
plus constructive experimentation these are the main themes on display, an
arrangement in three acts, as three are the aisles of the Fabbrica del Vapore the
deeply fascinating and historical building hosting the exhibition.
Apparel has been selected as example of typological
innovation-based approach, which seeks to revisit the traditional shapes of
domestic objects and, especially, to avoid the obvious. Elementare on its side
is by rule in constructive experimentation section. An intelligent and
discerning research on materials and the possible and different ways in which
they could be used, as well as the relative technological aspects.
Beside these great themes, formal innovation,
the pursuit of sculptural and decorative value, objects that can also be
proudly chosen by those who have the serenity and the courage to say, quite
simply, “I like it.”
The exhibition is also a reminder that the
world of design has changed profoundly in the last twenty years, and that the
young designers who have taken part in SaloneSatellite have known how to gauge
the new temperatures of “planet design” with foresight.
Thus, in the earliest editions, in the brief period before technological innovation threw up new possibilities, young designers allowed themselves greater freedom of expression, sometimes engaging in meta-projects, often laced with humour and irony. These days, we recognise palpable, refreshing and up-to-date good taste in many of the creators, evidenced by well-proportioned objects underpinned by the sort of good looks that are frequently elegant and sometimes sophisticated.
SaloneSatellite. 20 Years of New Creativity
Fabbrica del Vapore - Via Procaccini 4, Milan
